For an elegant hotel close to local festivities, choose The Historic Anchorage Hotel. Located in downtown Anchorage just half a block from the Egan Convention center and four blocks from the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center, we're close to a variety of the area's most popular events. Have a cold one at the Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival in January, or stock up on winter sports and recreation equipment at the Oxygen & Octane Expo in October. No matter what your interest, there's a festival or event in town that will excite and entertain.

Special Events in Anchorage

Spring & Summer

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, March
• Home & Remodeling Show, March
• March Madness: ASAA State Basketball Tournament, March
• Great Alaska Sportsman Show, March—April
• Mayor's Marathon & Half Marathon, June
• Downtown Summer Solstice Festival, June

Fall & Winter

• Alaska Women's Show, September
• Oxygen & Octane Expo, October
• Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, October
• Great Alaska Shootout, November
• Anchorage International Film Festival, December
• Fire & Ice New Year's Eve Celebration, December
• Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival, January
• Fur Rondy Festival, February—March